Feeding Time Blog

Month: January 2014

To an Aussie – the word ‘fatballs’ could only have one possible meaning, and it’s not until I moved to the UK that I encountered the use of this word in relation to wildlife and birds. If you want to be the envy of all your wild-life-loving neighbours, start making home-made fatballs. Not only can they get really expensive to buy, but they look as if they contain dubious ingredients and like us, birds like good food too. I can tell they prefer my fatballs because they’re almost all gone just a day or two after I put them out, …

When I make Maria Elia’s spiced chicken, I serve it with pita or naan, fresh from a kebab shop if I can, hummus – sometimes homemade, and tabouleh – always home made. I’ve never had good take-away tabouleh and I think it’s because it sits too long in the juices and becomes soggy. I posted this meal as a summer alternative to a roast and it’s become a firm favourite during any season, even with my youngest, fussiest eater. In that post, I promised to share Tess Mallos’ tabouleh recipe with you. It is by far the best recipe …

After a much needed break this Christmas, I’m looking forward to a good year. I hope 2014 is treating you all well so far, for me it’s been a great start. We moved. Again. But this time it’s a little more permanent, we bought a property in a nearby village called Cookham. The move was hectic as it happened just before Christmas but we got settled in time to enjoy our first Christmas in our new home. I am still tinkering with the arrangements in my new kitchen because it’s huge. I mean huge, for British standards anyway. It covers …